3.5 Stars for Wounded Hearts by Remmy Duchene and B.L. Morticia #MM #Romance @dreamspinnersby inkedrainbowreviewsTitle: Wounded HeartsAuthor Name & Publisher: Remmy Duchene and B.L. MorticiaPublication Date & Length: July 27, 2015 - 256 pgsZane Ashford’s stint in the NYPD comes to an abrupt halt when he is injured in the line of duty. After waking up partially blind in one eye, all he wants to do is crawl into a hole, but his friends and family won’t leave him alone. Reluctantly, he lets his best friend talk him into time away on a ranch in Montana. But the moment he gets there and meets Cyrus Abrams, Zane begins to contemplate murder.Cyrus Abrams is vulgar, ornery, stuck in his ways, and not about to change for anyone, no matter how good Zane Ashford looks in those jeans. The more they lock horns, the more Cyrus begins to see Zane in a whole new light. But Cyrus has a past, one that left him in big trouble and more broken than he cares to admit—a past no one told Zane about. Cyrus fears that when Zane finds out, everything will come to a screeching halt.Zane (Slick) is a NYPD cop who was hurt on the job. Cyrus (Country) is an ornery old cuss who lives in Montana hidden away from everyone after living a not so innocent life in his younger years. Zane is convinced by his best friend Renford to go to Montana and stay at Cy’s ranch, who also is a friend of Renfords. Cy doesn’t want anyone on his ranch but because it was Ren asking he agrees. Zane and Cy do not get off to a good start. They are always ticking each other off and saying stuff to upset the other. This book had potential to be really great. The scenes with Zane and his niece Zelda were amazing and so sweet. Brian was a great secondary character and I hope he actually gets his own book and hooks up with Renford. But there was just something about Zane and Cy that didn’t click for me. They each wanted something different but they were sexually attacked to each other. Cy gives in and decides to give things a go but it just seemed too rushed and too forced. It was like one minute they were snapping at each other and the next professing undying love. I didn’t hate the book, it was ok, I just think a lot of the back and forth could have been cut out and more focus on building a relationship would have been better. Plus we never heard what happened with Zane helping Corey with his music, maybe there will be a book two? If so, I would read it because like I said, I loved Brian and hope he gets his happy ever after.AngieAmazon USAmazon UKAmazon CABarnes & NobleKoboPublisher's Website

Title: Outlast the Night (Lang Downs #3)Author Name & Publisher: Ariel Tachna (Dreamspinner Press)Publication Date & Length: May 20, 2013 - 210 pgsOffice manager Sam Emery is unemployed and out of luck. When his emotionally abusive wife demands a divorce, he contacts the one person he has left, his brother, Neil. He doesn’t expect Neil to reject him, but he also doesn’t expect the news of his divorce—and of his sexuality—to be met with such acceptance.Neil takes Sam to Lang Downs, the sheep station Neil calls home. There, Sam learns that life as a gay man isn’t impossible. Caine and Macklin, the station owners, certainly seem to be making it work. When Caine offers Sam a job, it’s a dream come true.Jeremy Taylor leaves the only home he’s ever known when his brother’s homophobia becomes more than he can bear. He goes to the one place he knows he will be accepted: Lang Downs. He clicks with Sam instantly—but the animosity between Lang Downs and Jeremy’s home station runs deep, and the jackaroos won’t accept Jeremy without a fight. Between Sam’s insecurity and Jeremy’s precarious position, their road will be a hard one—and that’s without having to wait for Sam’s divorce to be final before starting a new life together.

Both Sam and Jeremy arrive at Lang Downs broken and hurting - as pretty much everyone does. Slowly and carefully, they find ways to belong, first to the station and then to each other.Coming after Chris and Jesse’s story, this is the story of two slightly older men making fresh starts. Sam is going through a painful divorce and Jeremy has been kicked off of his own family’s station by his homophobic brother. These men are jaded, cautious and guarded. Neither man is fully out and both are pretty skeptical about relationships. So this is a very different romance. A slow romance. A real romance.I think this third book is where the series starts to become something really special. Ariel Tachna has slowly built up the Lang Downs community until the people who live on the sheep station are beloved characters. The author doesn’t leave the couples from previous books, she just incorporates new characters into the ever-expanding community.I loved watching Caine and Macklin’s relationship develop and mature in this story - and I loved how other characters had grown. The homophobic Neil from the first story now fiercely defends Caine and Macklin’s relationship to newcomers.This is one of my favourite series, and the books just get better as the series progresses. New readers need to start at the beginning and enjoy the stories as they become more complex and the cast of characters grows and matures.SarahAmazon USAmazon UKAmazon CAKoboPublisher's Website

Corinna “Corey” Nguyen’s life seems perfectly average for a closeted bisexual whiz kid with her eyes on college and a budding romance with her friend Kate. Sixteen and navigating senior year with her tight-knit group of best friends through crushes, breakups, and pregnancy scares, Corey mistakenly believes that running for valedictorian and choosing the right college are the worst of her worries. That is, until prom night, when she’s left alone and in shock, hiding inside a diner restroom, the only witness to a multiple homicide.

With graduation looming, the pressure is on for Corey to identify the killer and ensure that the crime that has changed her life forever will not go unpunished

I don't think I've ever read a book so fast cover to cover in my life. I couldn't put this down. Everything, from the narrative structure to the scattered clues throughout, held my interest, page after page.

I loved the main character's voice. I often dislike the way adolescents are written as fairly self-absorbed and unsympathetic or else completely victims of their circumstances. Corinna (and her friends as well, but it's written first person) was neither of those. She was complex and interesting, probably one of the best young narrators I've read in a long time.

There isn't much I can say about the plot that wouldn't be spoilers. The timeline was interesting, with the whole story told in flashbacks. Each one provided one more piece to the puzzle. It was very well done, with enough clues to draw readers in but not so many as to give everything away too soon.

This is a fantastic book, and there is no doubt I will be sharing it with my kids when they're old enough to understand the complex themes and content.

Amy

5 Stars for Synchronous Seduction Trilogy by Havan Fellows #MM #Romance @havanfellowsby inkedrainbowreviewsTitle: Synchronous Seductions TrilogyAuthor Name & Publisher: Havan Fellows (Appleton Publishing Avenue)Publication Date & Length: July 20, 2015 - 172 pgsSeven years ago one of them made a mistake.That mistake will change six lives forever.Today.Ryder made a mistake Harlan can't forgive. Will Ryder cross a line no man should cross to obtain a second chance?Ritchie won't admit he's heartbroken. Emery won't accept less than all of Ritchie's affection. How will arrogant Emery win snarky Ritchie for his own?Fuzzy is an unsatisfied ladies' man. Geoff's a bear-loving man who satisfies. Problem? Convincing a straight man that satisfaction might be just around the bend.Warning: This book is chocked full of domineering men who don’t like to take no for an answer. If arrogant alpha men make your heart beat faster and other places tingle, this is the book for you.This is three mini books in one volume. I absolutely LOVED them. They were short, sweet and just right on the angst-o-meter for me. I will have to say my favorite was Geoff’s Teddy and then Harlans’ Ryde was a close second. These stories weren’t long but they were well written, packed full of emotions and hot sex! Perfect reading for the day at the beach.Harlan’s Ryde- Harlan and Ryder dated in college, Harlan was in love and wanted forever. Ryder broke his heart and said he didn’t feel the same. Flash forward seven years and Ryder tracks down Harlan because he is still in love with him and wants to be with him. Harlan doesn’t want to go through the pain all over again but Ryder is determined to win him back.Emery’s Ritches- Ritchie is Harlan’s best friend and has been in love with Harlan forever but realizes now that Harlan is with Ryder he is going to have to get over it and move on. Emery has heard about Ritchie from Ryder. When a chance meeting at a Starbucks happens Emery decides to make Ritchie his. Both of these cocky men know what they want and we just need wait and see who caves first.Geoff’s Teddy- Geoff is Ritchie’s assistant and he is out and proud and knows what he wants, a bear. Theodore, aka Fuzzy is a ladies man and has a reputation to uphold and is also an employee of Emery’s. One night both Geoff and Fuzzy were “forced” into having dinner when Emery was trying to woo Ritchie. That night turned into something both Geoff and Fuzzy will never forget.Angie“Didn’t hear you there, lil man. What?”“Nothing, just thinking out loud. You can take my bed for the night, and I’ll crash on the couch.” Before he could even get his objections voiced, Geoff continued, “Seriously, I fall asleep on it at least once a week anyway. It doesn’t bother me. It’s really quite comfortable. But first I’d like to shower and get ready for bed. Why don’t you have a seat and watch some TV while I do my duties in the bedroom; then I’ll hand it over to you?”Fuzzy watched Geoff walk down the hall without another word. “I’m taking orders from a man half my size? How the hell did this happen?”He walked over to the couch and took a seat, picking up the TV remote on the cushion next to him. He got comfortable, resting his ankle on his knee, and turned on the boob tube. A tree house replaced the dark screen. The angle zoomed in and then Fuzzy watched two men having sex on the roof of the tree house.Fuzzy lowered his leg and scooted to the edge of the couch, completely engrossed in what he saw. He had of course seen his friends Ryde and Harlan kissing more times than he could count but never two grown men doing this. The kneeling man with his chest pressed against the wood of the roof had a lot of his characteristics, the bear type. While the man who pounded behind him doing the pelvic thrust better than any Rocky Horror Picture Show groupie was a lot smaller. In fact, he had a build a lot like Geoff’s.The sound track really got to Fuzzy though, in a good way. The dirty talk and the moaning had his cock thickening in his jeans. Holy shit, who could blame him? The slapping of bodies and heavy breathing blended for a perfect aphrodisiac. If he ever attempted to utter some of those words during sex with a woman, she’d slap him well and truly. But damned if that talk didn’t do something for him.“Hey, what’s that noise out there? What’re you watching?”Fuzzy grabbed the remote from beside him, and in his haste to shut off the television, it slid from one hand to the other, then thumped to the floor. When he dropped to his knees to retrieve it, he inadvertently knocked it under the couch.“Oh my God!”He jerked his head up to Geoff standing over him. “Um, I didn’t turn this on. Well technically, yeah I did turn this on, but I didn’t mean to turn this on. This channel was already on...I’m, um, not watching it. Well technically, yeah I watched it. But I’ve never watched anything like this before, and I might’ve been kinda curious. It’s porn. What man doesn’t watch porn when it’s available?” Fuzzy shrugged defensively after stumbling through all that.“I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but you can get up off of your knees now.”Amazon USAmazon UK

★PUCHASE LINKSAmazon US:http://amzn.to/1f19wyyAmazon AU:http://bit.ly/1I1yskSAmazon UK:http://amzn.to/1V0f6SLKobo:https://goo.gl/kx9I8oPayhip:http://payhip.com/b/IUleThis flight across The outback vast The doctors not to know What awaits him On the ground Will the seeds of passion grow Sadness From his last call Memories from the past Gone now As his housecall Needs remedied at last.(Please delete if you have not choosen the review option)Mark Davis author poet is an enigma. Living in the peaceful surroundings of rural Australia he has somehow been able to reach out, and with his erotic prose and stories managed to enter the minds of his many followers around the world.His short stories and poetry volumes were just beginning to take hold when he took a sabbatical to invest more time in a new venture but rather than fading away his daily poetry postings on Facebook and regular updates to his blog markdaviserotica1225.wordpress.com saw his followers almost double.Now the books are returning. Starting with Outback Housecall, an erotic short with a twist that will be released in July by Bitten Press.Join him on his erotic journey back into the world of bedtime reading, you won't regret it.Facebook |Instagram |Website

Synopsis:She loved me. I failed her. She loves me.I'll break her. Tristan Westdyke seems to have it all: he's handsome, athletic, smart, and admired. What people don't see beyond the façade, though, is the pain and guilt eating away at his soul. Blaming himself for the loss of another person, Tristan trudges through life not allowing himself to feel. But when the beautiful and energetic Katelyn Sharp barrels into his life, Tristan is helpless to resist emotions long buried. A connection slowly grows between the two, yet secrets and deceit threaten to shatter the fragile trust and love they’ve found. Can two people who have been hurt and betrayed open their hearts up once more? Can both accept that all may have happened For a Reason?

Excerpt:I reached up and pushed Kate’s hair out of her face. It was pulled to one side, but it had long fallen out of the updo it was in when the sight of her first took my breath away tonight. I lightly traced my fingers over the bandage covering the right side of her forehead and I hovered over the outline of some of the bruises and scratches. I watched my fingers, and I felt her watching me—waiting for me to tell her something. I wanted so badly to trace her lips on my exploration of her face—to feel her breath on my fingertips. But, I forced myself to pull back. “Don’t look at me like that,” I finally whispered. “Like what?” she frowned. “Don’t look at me like I saved you. I’m the reason this happened to you. You’re looking at me like you’re so happy that I’m here. Those guys shouldn’t have slipped something in your drink, or whatever they did. If I were paying attention, they wouldn’t have almost made off with you. I did this to you, and don’t you fucking forget it.” I stopped to take a deep, shuddering breath and buried my face in my hands.“Funny,” Kate said coldly as she leaned forward. “I didn’t peg you as the victim type.”I reared back. “What?”“You heard me,” she snapped. “I was the one who had something slipped in my drink. And apparently, I was the one who was almost kidnapped. But I wasn’t. Because you stopped them from taking me. You brought me here. I’m safe. So, quit the pity party on yourself.”My hands had fallen from my face during her tirade to meet her now angry glare. I didn’t know if I was supposed to be madat what she was saying or not, but I didn’t have the time to figure it out because she wasn’t done yet. “Do you know how Aimee knew to go get you from the waiting room? I begged her to go get you because, somehow, I knew you would be there. I knew you were the one who saved me from whatever caused me to end up in the freaking hospital. So, none of this is your fault. Yes, we shouldn’t have separated, but that’s on both of us. But, it’s not my fault or your fault that some asshole roofied me, capisce?” She was breathing heavily by the end of her rant. She slowly fell back against the pillows, closing her eyes. I watched her as she got her breathing under control, knowing I had to choose my next words carefully. I didn’t want to upset her more, and I knew that everything she said was true. “Hey. Kate.” I threaded my fingers through hers and waited until she slowly opened her eyes to peek at me. “You’re right. You’re absolutely right. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you more; it’s just... You were so gorgeous tonight. I wanted you to stay by me, but I couldn’t ask you for that. And all of a sudden, I couldn’t find you, and then you were almost kidnapped, and I couldn’t get you to open your eyes. I couldn’t see your beautiful brown eyes,” I was so quiet; I knew she had to be straining to hear me. I didn’t want her to know how helpless I had felt. How I felt like I had failed and lost all over again. And how my feelings for her were getting too intense and they were scaring me. ​She tightened her grip on my hand. “I heard you, you know. Through the haze, you said ‘Katelyn, please’. And that’s how I knew something was wrong. So, I fought to wake up. You brought me back.”I closed my eyes, fighting off the onslaught of emotion threatening to take over me. If only I had been able to save Mel like I was able to save Kate. I didn’t know what else to say. I was exhausted and I knew she had to be in even worse shape than I was. “You should get some rest, Kate. We can talk in the morning. I’ll be here. I’m not going to leave you.”

Author Info:T.N. Cole spends her time seeking new adventures, determined to make her life a memorable story. A recent graduate with a bachelor in biology, T.N. is headed to graduate school at Texas Tech to pursue her long time dream of becoming a pharmacist. When she's not reading, writing, or studying, you'll find her trying to stay out of trouble or planning her ultimate dream of traveling the world.Facebook | Email

Synopsis:Love means loss.Alana Jacobs knows that better than anyone. After witnessing an unspeakable act of violence, she is left alone and afraid in a group home in Langley. Then she meets Jackson “Jax” Cade. In each other, they find a purpose in life, an unbreakable bond that will withstand the test of time… until that tie is severed.Some secrets are never meant to be kept.Jax is willing to do anything to protect his best friend, no matter the cost. What he doesn’t realize is that Alana is willing to do the same. When the truth comes out, devastation follows. Leaving Alana wasn’t Jax’s decision, but saving her was.Manipulation and deception go hand in hand.Paul Randall is the master of exploitation, capable of crawling inside the mind of his victims with ease. He will go to any lengths to get what he wants, and what he wants is Alana Jacobs. Falling in love with your prey is a game changer, but old habits are hard to break.Happiness always comes at a price.Hearts will be broken and pain will be inevitable, but losing yourself is irreparable.

WARNING: This book is intended for readers 18 years of age or older and not for the faint at heart. It contains graphic content including language, abuse, sexual situations, and violence that some readers may find disturbing

Kira Johns was born and raised in the southeastern US, where she works during the day as a paralegal in the criminal defense field. When she's not working or writing, Kira spends her free with her husband, children and pets. She enjoys spending time outdoors, whether on a boat or on the back of a bike. Kira, her husband and children are all avid competition shooters.She is also a huge supporter of Feathered Friends Forever, the Nation's Largest Non-Profit Tropical Parrot Rescue and Sanctuary located in Harlem, GA. Not only does Kira donate a portion of all her sales to this worthy organization, she also dedicates her time to helping the many birds at the facility.

Ella Wade knew working at a website called The Daily Scandal might lead to an interesting summer job after graduating college. She did not know that one big mistake would pull her into the heart of a sleazy world of publicity where truths are worse than lies and a murderer is on the loose.When Ella gives into temptation and sleeps with her stepsister Madison's ex, her world flips upside down. It doesn't matter that Madison is dead or that Jaxson Cole wasn't, in fact, her boyfriend but a publicist's stunt to link two of the hottest catwalk models romantically in order to feed tabloid curiosity. The damage is done and with deadly consequences.Even worse, Jax definitely knows things he won't say. Falling for his epic hotness could mean one good screw will screw Ella for a lifetime.Buy Links ($0.99 cents)Amazon: http://goo.gl/L8L0waAmazon CA: http://goo.gl/zyWpUmAmazon UK: http://goo.gl/I8aQrfAmazon AU: http://goo.gl/BlORMsiTunes: http://apple.co/1LbSlrABarnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1QzK3x9Kobo: http://bit.ly/1LcTOuATeaser Pics: attachedExcerpt:Jaxson opens his door to get out and circles the car to open mine. I welcome the cool, fresh air that enters my pores and nostrils. He takes off his jacket to wrap it around my shoulders. He takes my hand and we walk through the empty park until we get to some trees.Jaxson pushes me backward until my back is up against a tree trunk. “You’re so beautiful, Ella. So courageous,” he whispers in my ear.And there, in the midst of the turmoil and uncertainty we have created, Jaxson kisses me again. His strong, muscular body crushes onto mine, literally pushing me into the tree.His hand cups the back of my neck as he forces his tongue deeper into my mouth, searching to reveal all the secrets of my blood.I curl my arms around his neck, unable to pretend a second longer. He has created a perfect symphony of sounds and sensations inside my body and he has a right to enjoy the results.Our mouths stay glued for a while and we kiss and tug at each other’s lips, licking, sucking, devouring. Pure ecstasy courses through my veins, arousing my most sensitive spots.“We should go back,” I whisper with a groan because I want him so bad and I can’t exactly have him here in the park. I need to get behind a closed door and take his clothes off.“Don’t you want to feel alive?” he says, his eyes gleaming with possibilities and promises.I nod, biting on his earlobe gently. “I do. I feel alive, Jax.”“No,” he says. “You don’t know the thrill of being really alive. I used to own it but now I only get glimpses of it. You make me feel alive more than anything else in a long time.”My senses go numb and my knees weak. If he keeps talking like that, I’ll collapse in his arms. There’s something hypnotic about his voice and the way his eyes dig into me, scraping away my defenses.“Let me show you,” he says with a growl.I reach out and take his hand to hold it in mine. “What do you want to show me?”He grins and a tickling buzz shoots through my belly. “How to be really alive,” he says, folding the fabric of my thin dress in his free palm to bare one leg to the hipbone.His fingers graze against my inner thigh, stealing a whimper from my lips. “Not here,” I say with desperate need in my voice.“Here,” he insists. “Just feel.”Author Bio:Alison Foster loves reading a good love story almost as much as she loves writing one. She spends her time dreaming up strong heroes and even stronger heroines and she enjoys finding unexpected strengths within her characters when they are in the most unexpected places.She believes that passion makes the world go round and that a sexy grin is as sweet as candy. She loves interacting with readers, so feel free to drop her a line.Social media links:Website: http://authoralisonfoster.wix.com/alisonfosterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlisonFosterGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/783570.Alison_FosterNewsletter: http://goo.gl/Hg0qbTTwitter: https://twitter.com/alisonsreadsGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/110417762343541799531/postsEmail:authoralisonfoster@gmail.comAmazon: http://www.amazon.com/Alison-Foster/e/B00NMOS7H4Coming Soon Scandal: Part Two (cover attached)Release: August 31, 2015Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25969658-scandalPreOrder Links:Amazon: http://goo.gl/fCnAq1Amazon CA: http://goo.gl/f11URIAmazon UK: http://goo.gl/vhI8BHAmazon AU: http://goo.gl/RF9RbWiTunes: https://goo.gl/MTA1o6Kobo: https://goo.gl/pM7Bg7Barnes & Noble: http://goo.gl/oVIDbLGiveaway:Direct:http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/4d32fdc216/Embedded:<a class="rcptr" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/4d32fdc216/" rel="nofollow" data-raflid="4d32fdc216" data-theme="classic" data-template="" id="rcwidget_gajxplkm">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>

About the Author:I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts. My debut series, Ashes & Embers, follows the lives of rock band members as they find, and sometimes lose, the loves of their lives.My first novel in the Ashes & Embers series, Storm, was published in September of 2014 and book 2, Vandal, was published in February 2015 with several more of this series planned throughout 2015.Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.

Happy Release Day! Take it Easy is now live The Red Hot Candy release price is 99 cents for a limited time. My latest Modern Love Story short features Tom Cat and John Day...When Diane and Hailey join John and Tom for a weekend in the San Juan Islands, it won’t be the typical guys’ camping trip the former wingmen are used to having. Two couples, four friends in the woods… one crazy night.It's exclusively available in the Red Hot Candy bundle along with 21 other books by bestselling romance authors for only 99 cents. This anthology will be sold for a limited time only, so be sure to grab yours today.